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doc Story of the 442nd Combat Team (ddr-csujad-55-352)

Pamphlet on the history, activation, training, and battles of the 442nd Combat Team, composed of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, and 232nd Combat Engineer Company. Includes maps and photographs. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0354

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doc Letter from National Archives and Records Administration to Masako Adachi, August 25, 1988 (ddr-csujad-55-2310)

Verification of detention of Masako Adachi Okabe in an incarceration camp during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2416

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doc Evacuation claims compromise settlement award sheet (ddr-csujad-55-2446)

Award sheet for a claim made by George Hideo Nakamura for his losses of personal property during his forced removal and incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2552

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doc Official alphabetical list of the House of Representatives of the United States, 102nd Congress (February 7, 1991) (ddr-csujad-55-2139)

List in alphabetical order of the members of the House of Representatives and standing committees. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2241

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img Group Photo with Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-399)

In 1945, ACS started working for the War Dept. in a classified civilian position which utilized his knowledge of Japanese and Chinese. In early 1946, he was assigned to Camp Ritchie, the only civilian working in this camp.

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doc Certificate of Identification (ddr-densho-446-73)

Ai Chih Tsai's original Certificate of Identification (Alien Registration) required of all Japanese citizens after Pearl Harbor.

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doc Army Service Forces FPI Form No. 2 (ddr-densho-446-156)

Form describing Tsai's travel and dates, purpose, expertise.

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doc The dogma of organization (ddr-densho-468-167)

Typed draft of essay or diary. The draft explores how the socialist party shares the weaknesses of organized religion

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doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 20 of 26 and contains the right side of the questionnaire only. (ddr-one-5-142)

Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 89 of 111 and contains only the right side of the questionnaire. The question references extended relatives in the United States and is blank.

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doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 20 of 26 and contains the left side of the questionnaire only. (ddr-one-5-141)

Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 89 of 111 and contains only the left side of the questionnaire. The question references extended relatives in the United States and is blank.

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXIV No. 2 (August 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-660)

Selected article titles: "Swiss to Represent Japanese Interests in United States" (p. 1), "Tests Show Units I, II, Swimming Pools Water Unsafe for Swimming" (p. 2), "Rumor Schools to Reopen September 3 False -- Myer" (p. 2), "California; Vets Care for Cemetery in Evacuees' Absence" (p. 6).

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img Portrait of an Issei man in Western clothing (ddr-densho-259-57)

Portrait of Masuo Yasui as a young man wearing Western clothing. Caption by Homer Yasui: "Masuo Yasui came to the United States alone, departing from Yokohama, Japan on the Ryojun Maru, at the age of 16-1/2 years. He arrived in Seattle on June 4, 1903."

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img Four-star mother (ddr-densho-35-51)

This four-star mother is at the annual Nisei Veteran Memorial Day service. The service takes place at the Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle, Washington. This woman received her United States citizenship on March 21, 1997 at the age of 100 years. She died on June 29, 1998.

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doc Declaration of individuals entering or leaving Japan (ddr-csujad-55-2245)

Customs declaration from regarding Masako Adachi's belongings being transported from Japan to the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2348

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doc Issue slip (ddr-csujad-55-2254)

List of items belonging to Masako Adachi being transported from Japan to the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2357

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vh Yoshiko Asakura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-304)

Japanese female. Born November 29, 1930, in Shizuoka, Japan. Attended school during World War II. After the war, entered the nursing profession and became involved in a number of social and political causes. In the 1960s, married a Kibei Nisei and moved to the United States.

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vh Daryl Keck Interview (ddr-densho-1000-177)

White male of German descent. Born December 5, 1921, in Oketo, Kansas. Worked for a shipyard on Terminal Island, California, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Served in the United States Air Force during World War II, and presently lives in Hammett, Idaho.

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doc Letter to Lois and Emmett from Jailed Persons (ddr-densho-549-1)

A letter addressed to Lois Bennett and Emmett Bennett from jailed persons at the King County Jail, thanking them for delivering peaches. Among the signatories is Gordon Hirabayashi, whose refusal to comply with Japanese American incarceration orders led to the landmark case Hirabayashi v. United States.

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doc Department of Justice United States Attorney District of Oregon Office Information Record. Page 2 of 2. (ddr-one-5-174)

Photocopy of a declassified record with current location and internment information on Keizaburo Koyama. He is currently at Fort Sill, Oklahoma as of April 11, 1942.

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doc Department of Justice United States Attorney District of Oregon Office Information Record. Page 1 of 2. (ddr-one-5-173)

Photocopy of a declassified record with biographical , health, and arrest information on Keizaburo Koyama.

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doc Draft of Affidavit of Support for Support of Aliens Seeking Temporary Admission to the United States (ddr-densho-422-414)

Affidavit of sponsorship for Mary Kamashiro by Tomoye Takahashi

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Letter from Wilbur E. Peacock, Manager, and H. L. Gee, Senior Interviewer, War Manpower Commission, United States Employment Service, to George Naohara, April 29, 1943 (ddr-csujad-38-556)

doc Letter from Wilbur E. Peacock, Manager, and H. L. Gee, Senior Interviewer, War Manpower Commission, United States Employment Service, to George Naohara, April 29, 1943 (ddr-csujad-38-556)

A letter from War Manpower Commission and United States Employment Service to George Nobuo Naohara in Salt Lake, Utah, where he has been employed as a farm laborer. It informs that his request for certificate of separation from the work was denied due to insufficient reasons. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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